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Carl Jr.'s VIP Card

What do you do when your favorite grandchild refuses to eat the escargot you prepared or turns his nose up at the brussel sprouts? It's Carl's Jr. to the rescue!! Your own VIP Card entitles you to order one "Six Dollar Burger" or "Famous Star" every week for a year.

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A Work-Week's Worth of Wonderful Lunches

Have fun trying out these great places for lunch. Take a friend with you!
Sprout Cafe in Palo Alto is the perfect place for a healthful, delicious lunch made with the freshest ingredients. Design your own salad from a seemingly never-ending list of ingredients or choose one of their signature salads, sandwiches, soup or small bites. You won't be disappointed. $25 Gift Card
The Counter, like Sprout Cafe, lets you design your own lunch by choosing from an amazing array of options. Here the results are custom-built burgers that make The Counter "the 21st century's bold answer to the classic burger joint." $25 Gift Certificate
Cheesecake Factory: if you can wait a bit for your cheesecake, you will be tempted by hundreds of choices for lunch, certain to satisfy even the pickiest of tastes. $25 Gift Card
Douce France Bakery and Cafe is a favorite spot for delicious sandwiches, tempting desserts and coffees. A little bit of France in Town & Country Village, all of Douce France's bakery products are made from the freshest and finest ingredients, baked in-house. Stop by for a croque monsieur and a pastry. $20 Gift Certificate
Buck's of Woodside amuses with its decor and entices with its menu. Come to this Silicon Valley institution for comfort food and new creations. $35 Coupon

Buck's coupon is good until March 2012.

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$100 Gift Card for Chef Chu's Chinese Restaurant

It's been an exhausting day of chauffeuring, meetings, shopping, negotiating, planning. Do you dread getting into the kitchen to satisfy the varied tastes of your hungry brood? Chef Chu to the rescue with service prized on the Peninsula and food praised for its delicacy and nutrition. A $100 gift certificate to be used at the restaurant or toward take-out for the family.

No cash value

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$75 Gift Certificate to Carpaccio Restaurant

Consistently the winner of "Best Italian Restaurant on the Peninsula," this family-owned charming Menlo Park restaurant offers entrees to delight the discriminating palette. Pastas to please everyone and the perennial favorite, calamari, will transport you to the Italy of your dreams.

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Gift Certificate to Su Hong

Prize this $50 gift certificate to Su Hong Restaurant in Menlo Park. The hallmark of this long-time favorite is consistent attention to food and service. Su Hong has been a winner of the Palo Alto Weekly's "Best of Chinese Restaurants" for over a decade and the Country Almanac's "Readers' Choice Award for Best Chinese Restaurant" for nearly that long. Come experience this for yourself!

Expires November 30, 2011.

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Certificate for Brunch for Two at Mistral Restaurant and Bar

New at Mistral Restaurant and Bar in Redwood Shores and not to be missed - Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., with live music on the patio overlooking the lagoon from noon until 2:00 p.m. This $50 certificate for two will allow you to enjoy the Mediterranean-influenced, New American cuisine and to order from a mighty selection of salads, entrees, sandwiches, thin crust Italian-style pizzas, cocktails and beer.

Does not include and cannot be used for gratuity.

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$50 Dinner for Two at The Fish Market

Long chosen by readers of the Palo Alto Weekly as the best seafood restaurant, The Fish Market is serious about fish, offering fresh fish prepared the way you like it. How can you miss this opportunity to enjoy a $50 gift certificate for two for dinner at any of The Fish Market locations in our area?! Enjoy your favorite selections and the ambiance!

Gratuity not included. Expires October 1, 2011.

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$50 Gift Certificate to Woodside Bakery & Cafe

Discover this favorite meeting spot for Woodside cyclists, equestrians or neighbors in need of a delicious treat. Their fabulous cakes provide the perfect completion for your party; their freshly baked breads are impossible to resist. Known for their wonderful pizzas, pastries and elegant entrees, you will want to return again and again.

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Scott's Seafood $50 Gift Certificate

In 1976 (at the same time Kara was opening its doors), the first Scott's Seafood Restaurant opened on the corner of Scott and Lombard - hence the name. Within a few months the tiny restaurant became a huge hit, known for its fresh seafood, pasta, chicken and USDA prime dry-aged steaks. Visit one of their many locations and enjoy a meal at a Bay Area institution.

Valid until September 16, 2011.

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Ristorante Il Porcino - $40 Gift Certificate

Forty dollar gift certificate for Ristorante Il Porcino. Delight in cucina Italiana at Ristorante Il Porcino on lovely State Street in Los Altos. Warm ambiance and extensive choices for lunch or dinner, outside seating, too.

	501	Carl Jr.'s VIP Card What do you do when your favorite grandchild refuses to eat the escargot you prepared or turns his nose up at the brussel sprouts? It's Carl's Jr. to the rescue!! Your own VIP Card entitles you to order one "Six Dollar Burger" or "Famous Star" every week for a year.
	502	A Work-Week's Worth of Wonderful Lunches Have fun trying out these great places for lunch. Take a friend with you! Sprout Cafe in Palo Alto is the perfect place for a healthful, delicious lunch made with the freshest ingredients. Design your own salad from a seemingly never-ending list of ingredients or choose one of their signature salads, sandwiches, soup or small bites. You won't be disappointed. $25 Gift Card The Counter, like Sprout Cafe, lets you design your own lunch by choosing from an amazing array of options. Here the results are custom-built burgers that make The Counter "the 21st century's bold answer to the classic burger joint." $25 Gift Certificate Cheesecake Factory: if you can wait a bit for your cheesecake, you will be tempted by hundreds of choices for lunch, certain to satisfy even the pickiest of tastes. $25 Gift Card Douce France Bakery and Cafe is a favorite spot for delicious sandwiches, tempting desserts and coffees. A little bit of France in Town & Country Village, all of Douce France's bakery products are made from the freshest and finest ingredients, baked in-house. Stop by for a croque monsieur and a pastry. $20 Gift Certificate Buck's *of Woodside* amuses with its decor and entices with its menu. Come to this Silicon Valley institution for comfort food and new creations. $35 Coupon Buck's coupon is good until March 2012.
	503	$100 Gift Card for Chef Chu's Chinese Restaurant It's been an exhausting day of chauffeuring, meetings, shopping, negotiating, planning. Do you dread getting into the kitchen to satisfy the varied tastes of your hungry brood? Chef Chu to the rescue with service prized on the Peninsula and food praised for its delicacy and nutrition. A $100 gift certificate to be used at the restaurant or toward take-out for the family. No cash value
	504	$75 Gift Certificate to Carpaccio Restaurant Consistently the winner of "Best Italian Restaurant on the Peninsula," this family-owned charming Menlo Park restaurant offers entrees to delight the discriminating palette. Pastas to please everyone and the perennial favorite, calamari, will transport you to the Italy of your dreams.
	505	Gift Certificate to Su Hong Prize this $50 gift certificate to Su Hong Restaurant in Menlo Park. The hallmark of this long-time favorite is consistent attention to food and service. Su Hong has been a winner of the Palo Alto Weekly's "Best of Chinese Restaurants" for over a decade and the Country Almanac's "Readers' Choice Award for Best Chinese Restaurant" for nearly that long. Come experience this for yourself! Expires November 30, 2011.
	506	Certificate for Brunch for Two at Mistral Restaurant and Bar New at Mistral Restaurant and Bar in Redwood Shores and not to be missed - Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., with live music on the patio overlooking the lagoon from noon until 2:00 p.m. This $50 certificate for two will allow you to enjoy the Mediterranean-influenced, New American cuisine and to order from a mighty selection of salads, entrees, sandwiches, thin crust Italian-style pizzas, cocktails and beer. Does not include and cannot be used for gratuity.
	507	$50 Dinner for Two at The Fish Market Long chosen by readers of the Palo Alto Weekly as the best seafood restaurant, The Fish Market is serious about fish, offering fresh fish prepared the way you like it. How can you miss this opportunity to enjoy a $50 gift certificate for two for dinner at any of The Fish Market locations in our area?! Enjoy your favorite selections and the ambiance! Gratuity not included. Expires October 1, 2011.
	508	$50 Gift Certificate to Woodside Bakery & Cafe Discover this favorite meeting spot for Woodside cyclists, equestrians or neighbors in need of a delicious treat. Their fabulous cakes provide the perfect completion for your party; their freshly baked breads are impossible to resist. Known for their wonderful pizzas, pastries and elegant entrees, you will want to return again and again.
	509	Scott's Seafood $50 Gift Certificate In 1976 (at the same time Kara was opening its doors), the first Scott's Seafood Restaurant opened on the corner of Scott and Lombard - hence the name. Within a few months the tiny restaurant became a huge hit, known for its fresh seafood, pasta, chicken and USDA prime dry-aged steaks. Visit one of their many locations and enjoy a meal at a Bay Area institution. Valid until September 16, 2011.
	510	Ristorante Il Porcino - $40 Gift Certificate Forty dollar gift certificate for Ristorante Il Porcino. Delight in cucina Italiana at Ristorante Il Porcino on lovely State Street in Los Altos. Warm ambiance and extensive choices for lunch or dinner, outside seating, too.